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Tobacco: Sales

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKTreasuryTabled Answered 24 June 2025UIN 61236

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of tobacco products bought in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.

Answered by James Murray

The table below states the estimated tobacco clearances for the calendar years 2023 and 2024:

Year

Cigarette Sticks

Non-cigarette Tobacco Products

2023

17,045 million

6,497 thousand kg

2024

13,965 million

5,210 thousand kg

The totals above are composed of clearances from cigarettes, cigars, hand-rolling tobacco (HRT), other smoking tobacco (also known as pipe tobacco), chewing tobacco, herbal smoking products, and tobacco for heating (TfH).

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